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Warsaw, 5 August 2008 Promotion of Poland is provided at the 33rd World Geological Congress being held on 5-14 August 2008, in Oslo, Norway  The
Geosciences World Congress 2008 is the greatest and the most prestigious
event grouping the geologists' communities and the representatives of related
domains worldwide. The Congress is organised in cycles held each 4 years
and it constitutes a forum for presentation of views and exchange of information
between thousands of geologists.
The previous Congress which was held in 2004, in Florence (Italy), attracted more than 7000 participants from 119 countries. During this-year edition, Poland is represented by a group of several dozen specialists of scientific institutions, universities and those of geological administrations. Taking this significant opportunity,
Polish Ministry of the Environment arranged for preparation of English-language
version of a special journal titled "Geological Review" which includes
descriptions of mostly interesting geological and tourism sites in Poland.
Its particular articles can be downloaded from:
The journal will be distributed also during the Global Geotourism Conference 2008 to be held on 17-20 August 2008 in Australia (Fremantle-Perth). Distribution of this journal
during the current Congress is aimed at stimulation of interest in valuable
geo-tourism sites in Poland.
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